Wednesday, November 24, 2010

A Super Ankle for a Super Girl

Dr. Standard and Jeff (a resident who helped take great care of Lauren) met with us for Lauren's post-op appointment. Jeff came in first and told us that Dr. Standard was really excited about Lauren's super-ankle surgery because they found that she had more cartilage there than expected and that meant more stability. When Dr. Standard joined us, he reiterated how successful the surgery was, showed us Lauren's x-rays, and told us we were free to head back to Michigan. We were especially happy to hear the good news about Lauren's surgery, and also happy that we'd be home by Thanksgiving. Bye for now Baltimore!

"Home" at Hackerman-Patz

Lauren, comfortable back "home" at Hackerman-Patz, sporting the altered pants and fixator cover that her Grandma Sue made for her.

To me, this picture is like a glimpse into her teenage years...good thing she was really just calling her grandma's room to chat it up.

She must have really been taking things in at the hospital because she played a very good medical professional afterwards.

Grandpa Dan flew in to join us and Lauren rode along to surprise him at the airport.